Create Form Library in SharePoint using PowerShell

Requirement: Create form library in SharePoint using PowerShell.

PowerShell to Create Form Library in SharePoint

Here is the SharePoint PowerShell script to create form library:

Add-PSSnapin Microsoft.SharePoint.Powershell -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

Function Create-FormLibrary 
{
 Param
 ( 
  [Microsoft.SharePoint.SPWeb]$Web,
  [String] $ListName,
  [String] $Description
 )
	#Get the Form Library template
	$ListTemplate = [Microsoft.Sharepoint.SPListTemplateType]::XMLForm
 
	#Check if the list already exists
	if( ($web.Lists.TryGetList($ListName)) -eq $null)
	{
		#Create the list
		$Web.Lists.Add($ListName,$Description,$ListTemplate)
	  
		#You can Set Properties of Library such as OnQuickLaunch, etc
		$FormLib = $Web.Lists[$ListName] 
		$FormLib.OnQuickLaunch = $true
		$FormLib.Update()

		Write-Host "Form library created successfully!"
	}
	else
	{
		Write-Host "Form library already exists!"
	}
	#Dispose web object
    $Web.Dispose()    
}

#Get the Web
$web = Get-SPWeb "https://sharepoint.crescent.com/contact-us/"

#Cal the function to create library
Create-FormLibrary $web "ContactUsForms" "Form Library to store Contact us Forms"

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